HC Deb 07 March 1994 vol 239 cc65-6W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all sheep exported from the United Kingdom to Spain for further fattening are subsequently killed in EC-approved abattoirs.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

Council directive 64/433/EEC as amended, on health conditions for the production and marketing of fresh meat, requires member states to ensure that meat placed on the market for human consumption has been obtained from premises which meet the conditions laid down in that directive. This means that sheep which are exported to Spain for further fattening and subsequently placed on the market for human consumption must be slaughtered in approved abattoirs.

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